Ontario News

TORONTO — A Toronto city councillor who was seeking re-election in Monday's municipal election has died. Mayor John Tory said he was "saddened" to learn of Cynthia Lai's death on Friday afternoon, and offered condolences to her husband and sons.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,860.95, up 281.66 points): NorZinc Ltd. (TSX:NZC). Materials. Up half a cent, or 20 per cent, to three cents on 8.9 million shares.

TORONTO — Ontario has reached a deal with doctors that saves specialists who treat patients virtually from having their fees slashed, but leaves other physicians out in the cold, The Canadian Press has learned.

TORONTO — John Schneider and Ross Atkins never stopped speaking with each other, it's just the subject matter that has shifted over the past two weeks.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ended up almost 300 points on Friday, buoyed by gains in the base metals sector, while markets in the U.S. were also up. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 281.66 points at 18,860.95.

TORONTO — Mark Giordano has seen it before. He'll no doubt see it again. Wins, losses, injuries and controversy are magnified early in every NHL season. In a Canadian market, the spotlight's even brighter. And then there's playing in Toronto.

TORONTO — Shares in Corus Entertainment Inc. fell as much as 10 per cent after it reported a fourth-quarter loss of $367.

TORONTO — John Tory had absorbed the verbal jabs and endured the criticism of his record as his rivals at this week's mayoral debate slammed his eight-year tenure leading Canada's most populous city.

TORONTO — Ontario is making further changes to its $10-a-day child-care program funding in a bid to boost uptake, with nearly 20 per cent of operators still undecided about opting in less than two weeks before the deadline.

TORONTO — Two-time Olympian Sarah Pavan will team up with world silver medallist Sophie Bukovec in a quest for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Melissa Humana-Paredes will play with Brandie Wilkerson.